If you are forced to go with Linux, then while I hate to add another product into the mix, I know that Delphi will read DBF files (I access 2.6->7.0 tables with it) and I understand that it can work along with Kylix with Linux web servers. There is also a 60-day evaluation of Borland Delphi that can be downloaded. Just another option.

From Borland's web page:

When paired with Borland Kylix™, the first native RAD environment for the Linux® operating system (OS), Delphi 6 users can build single-source applications for both Windows and Linux, providing new opportunities and increasing the potential return on development investments.

http://www.borland.com/about/press/2001/delphi_eval.html

Tracy

>>A client wants users to be able to make FedEx-type status queries against VFP data. This is to be read-only at this point, no updates required.
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>>- Clients are to be browsers only (no fat clients)
>>- Clients must log in
>>- Web server will be Apache on Linux
>>- A W2K Pro or Server box will be available to run any required VFP7 app/component or anything else needed that runs on Win32
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>>- Bonus points for an architecture that can paint decent-looking forms on the client browser.
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>>I'm a newbie to Web development. What are the options? Is Web Connect a good choice in this scenario - I didn't find an obvious answer on the web site white papers.
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>>All opinions appreciated.
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>Al, if you are going to run a Linux web server, most VFP options fly out the window. If the W2K Pro box can run the/a web server, then Web Connection is the way to go.
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>If you can only have a Linux based web server, check out www.miva.com. It is a scripting language that runs and can access DBF files. Although I am not sure if it will support VFP files. Last I used it you were limited to dbIII+ compatible tables.
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>Another great server side language the runs on Linux is PHP. I am not sure if it supports DBF files, but I am pretty sure it supports (J)ODBC.
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>BOb